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Easter Egg Drop!

Hello Everyone, Have you ever wondered exactly how many plastic Easter eggs can fit into a 4 seater Robinson R44 Helicopter? Well we sure did! Our most recent Easter egg drop consisted of 5,000 (five thousand!) Easter eggs! That sure did make a lot of happy kids! Take a look at some of our pictures […]
First Helicopter Solo for Gabe!

Gabe Hernandez successfully completed his first solo flight in the Robinson R22 Helicopter this week! It was the calm before the big snow storm. Gabe did a great job!! Gabe patiently waited a long time for this solo, but many more solos to come. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations Dalton on your Helicopter CFI!

On March 8th, Dalton O’Rourke passed his check ride for his Certified Helicopter Flight Instructor License!! Awesome Job, that’s a tough one! Now onto studying and flying for his CFII. Also a big thank you goes off to the help of his Flight Instructors Scott, Jeff and Evan. Dalton couldn’t have succeeded without you all!
Congratulations to Greg Young

On Saturday March 4th, Greg Young passed his check ride for his Commercial Helicopter Pilot License. Great Job Greg!! Thank you to his Flight Instructor, Alison O’Brien for helping Greg succeed.
Valentine’s Day Helicopter Tour

Valentine’s Day is just a handful of days away, but it’s not too late to surprise your significant other with an unforgettable experience. Platinum Helicopters has a lot to offer! We can take you out for a 30 – 60 minute helicopter tour, we can fly you to NYC or Philadelphia for a city tour, drop you off at […]
1/28/17 Tom Hopper receives his CFII

Congratulations to Tom Hopper on passing his Certified Flight Instrument Instructor check ride! Great Job to both him and his flight Instructor Scott!
Germain completes his first solo flight!

Germain completed his first ever helicopter solo flight in our Robinson R44 on Sunday, December 11th! Germain did fantastic and is really grasping the strategy of helicopter flight. Keep up the hard work and good flying Germain!
12.08.16 Alison passed her CFII

Congratulations to Alison O’Brien for passing her Commercial Helicopter Flight Instrument Instructor oral exam and flight exam today, December 8, 2016! Alison is officially a C-F- double-I!! Mission accomplished! A thank you also goes out to her flight Instructor, Scott, for getting Alison this far. Great job you two!
Welcome to the Platinum Helicopters Team, Jeff!

We would like to WELCOME a new Helicopter Flight Instructor to the Platinum Team, Jeffrey MacKenzie!! Here is a little information about Jeff and how he got to where he is Today. Jeff MacKenzie growing up was always interested in helicopters, but the thought of actually becoming a pilot seemed far-fetched. It wasn’t until his […]
Dalton O’Rourke passed his Commercial Check ride!

Congratulations to Dalton O’Rourke!! On Saturday, November 5th Dalton passed his oral and flight exam for his Commercial Helicopter Pilot rating! Fantastic Job Dalton! We would also like to thank his Flight Instructor, Alison, for getting Dalton this far so far. Keep up the hard work you two!

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